rip ds

RIP Donna Summer (1948-12-31 > 2012-05-17).

neil bogart’s lot

And loads more vids on / by Casablanca artists here … as for background stories, check “And party every day – the inside story of Casablanca Records” (Backbeat 2009, ISBN 9780879309824) by Larry Harris with Curt Gooch and Jeff Suhs … “the most dirt-filled music book since Mötley Crüe’s “The Dirt” […] always entertaining and frequently jaw-dropping, from Harris’ description of acting as runner for an enormous amount of cocaine for […] and several female hotel guests […] to tales of calling his own positions on the Billboard charts” (dixit the AV Club’s Michaelangelo Matos). Or is it? “Those expecting salacious stories à la Hit Men by Fredric Dannen will be disappointed (Harris challenges this version of events)“ dixit DJ History. Still, can’t wait to read the book myself!

http://www.casablancabook.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_Records

http://www.disco-disco.com/labels/casablanca.shtml

http://bsnpubs.com/casablanca/casablancastory.html

http://www.classicbands.com/LarryHarrisInterview.html

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news07745m01

http://www.halleonardbooks.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=331955

http://blogbusinessworld.blogspot.com/2010/03/larry-harris-and-party-every-day-inside.html

http://www.genestout.com/index.php/book-review-and-party-every-day-inside-story-of-casablanca-records/

+ bonus books ’bout the biz:

http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bkrev/hitmen-nyt.php

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9780679730613.html

http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/367/Hit-Men-Power-Brokers-and-Fast-Money-in-the-Music-Business/